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<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qjhkoREyG167A0v6mDOuMQho5rt3syLkPEAgPbj_uoim 9P1NLUtrfjfZCDXve1KzWOnXJLNT1cL7b2regOejYbzi3_pZsSkT_q5kJylAb4jw8jrLSMGTbij1 WY1uVOxN8ee_gDF9YdyLx5WHASpQmyPH03VvclvgQjcD5mV5unzBL3_t1tG2jQ==&c=rYIS6Rb7g CADG66SZ2GMl3zeVc3jRIZ3G85U1gPBmhjfupl4ehg4kw==&ch=MSf_TzE9-_cxbmoYqRx06oUj0 vt9ixHkE2LcvKlfryJgr2VfOE7EfQ==> June 23, 2014 A Clever Change Time, gentleman, please! North Dakota legislators had introduced HCR 3034 and passed it at the pleadings of Secretary of State Al Jaeger. The old-timer had argued his office needed more time: time to review petitions, time to accommodate legal challenges to ballot measures. Democracy can be such a fast-moving target, er, process, you know. <http://thisiscommonsense.com/images/timepieces.png> HCR 3034 became Measure 1 <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001qjhkoREyG167A0v6mDOuMQho5rt3syLkPEAgPbj_uoim 9P1NLUtrflzbBx-cVnUOIOScEkqRl6EGMp2KYbMPqiexbm6W-haVkSGUmc-qgdExyE93EleQBRfd l-7vaYXDgsefwDQ-vcAr2E_tCnimZUKD3GYzcltJvGsug-tB1KVATYLs-w42hKxIu_bDQ678D1-_ nv3pIjkBrSGpDUb2shQCN3o6NkOp7NsF2i7Te4eQ-5UXnLI08L212VxsKMxklCXjaVTK35xtAF39 VpMOLw==&c=rYIS6Rb7gCADG66SZ2GMl3zeVc3jRIZ3G85U1gPBmhjfupl4ehg4kw==&ch=MSf_T zE9-_cxbmoYqRx06oUj0vt9ixHkE2LcvKlfryJgr2VfOE7EfQ==> , a constitutional amendment to change one thing: the length of time citizens had to circulate petitions. It moved the deadline for signature turn-in from 90 days prior to an election to 120 days prior, thereby cutting 30 days from the citizens and giving it to the Secretary of State, who assured everybody that his extra time would "safeguard the credibility of the petition process." The measure passed two weeks ago, in part because it was conducted in a low-turnout primary election. Most times politicians avoid citizen input altogether, in their fight against initiative. But in this case, politicians nudged citizens into sacrificing their own advantages to make it easier for the insider class. It's admittedly not catastrophic. Worse anti-initiative measures have passed elsewhere. But could there have been a telltale sign of the malign intent here, not seen by the voters? Nixing those 30 days did at least one crucial thing: it disallowed signature gathering at the biggest and most popular event in the state: the state fair. Could it be that it was not "time" at issue, but timing? This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob. P.S. 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The date recalls the victory in the 1919 Battle of Vonnu (near Cesis, Latvia) of the Estonian military forces (and Latvian North brigade) and their allies over German forces (Baltische Landeswehr) who sought to re-assert Baltic-German control over the region. The battle was part of the 1918-1920 Estonian War of Independence, where the main adversary of the newly independent Estonia was Communist Russia. Today, Victory Day also marks the contributions of all Estonian nations in their fight to regain and retain their independence. Estonian celebration of June 23 is ceremonially tied to the following Midsummer Day celebrations on June 24. According to Estonian laws, the state flags are not to be lowered during the night between the days. 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